The conservative state and public security policies

a case study of Argentina, Brazil and Colombia (2015-2022)

Abstract

In view of the high rates of violence and crime in Latin America, the implementation of public policies as a way of combating crime is one of the most important means of planning and control. The aim of this study is to analyze how the guarantee and protection of human rights has been influenced by public security policies drawn up by the state between 2015 and 2022 in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia, especially taking into account the rise of conservative governments during this period. The methodology applied to this study is qualitative in nature, while the method applied is deductive in nature and uses the technique of content analysis, thus making it possible to verify the characteristics assimilated by such public policies, as well as their impacts on human rights. The results, in turn, reveal that the implementation of such public policies produces practical effects in terms of guaranteeing and protecting human rights; however, these repercussions can be more or less serious depending on the level of coerciveness, punitivism and authoritarianism they carry